Aleksandr Khapsalis

Aleksandr Antonovich Khapsalis (Russian: Александр Антонович Хапсалис; born 17 October 1957) is a former Soviet football player of Pontic Greek descent. His parents were deported from Odesa Oblast.

Aleksandr Khapsalis

Personal information
Full name	Aleksandr Antonovich Khapsalis
Date of birth	(1957-10-17) 17 October 1957 (age 67)
Place of birth	Talgar, Kazakh SSR
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Striker/Midfielder
Youth career
	Talgar Football School
	Almaty Sports Internat
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1974–1975	FC Kairat	21	(0)
1976–1982	FC Dynamo Kyiv	135	(12)
1983–1985	FC Dynamo Moscow	72	(0)
1987–1988	Kolos Nikopol	52	(6)
1989	FC Zirka Kirovohrad	49	(4)
1990–1991	FC Kirovets St. Petersburg	43	(3)
1991–1992	San Diego Sockers	12	(0)
International career
1979	Ukraine
1979	USSR	2	(1)
Managerial career
	Los Angeles Dynamo
	Valley United Soccer Club
Medal record Men's football Representing  Soviet Union UEFA European U-18 Championships[1] Winner 1976 Hungary UEFA European Under-21 Championship Winner 1980 Europe
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

At the end of his football playing career, Khapsalis played indoor soccer in the United States with the San Diego Sockers.^[2]

Honours

• Soviet Top League winner: 1977, 1980, 1981.
• Soviet Cup winner: 1978, 1982, 1984.

International career

Khapsalis made his debut for USSR in a UEFA Euro 1980 qualifier against Finland and scored on his debut. USSR did not qualify for the final tournament.

In 1979 Khapsalis played couple of games for Ukraine at the Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR.^[3]